Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Baker County, Oregon
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for irrigated cropland, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
The latest figures and how they have changed
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What the numbers say
- Baker County's rent is 0.4 times the Oregon average and 0.5 times the US average.
- It is the 3rd lowest of the 23 Oregon counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2019 it has risen 4.4%, from $113 to $118 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Baker figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, and in 2017 it combined Baker into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Baker County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $118 | $265 | $244 |
| 2025 | $106 | $264 | $244 |
| 2024 | $113 | $266 | $245 |
| 2023 | $134 | $259 | $237 |
| 2022 | $114 | $261 | $227 |
| 2021 | $122 | $245 | $217 |
| 2020 | $125 | $220 | $216 |
| 2019 | $113 | $215 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $215 | $215 |
| 2017 | Combined into "other counties" | $205 | $212 |
Every Oregon county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $78 an acre in Harney County to $759 an acre in Hood River County.
- Under $133 (4 counties)
- $133 to under $165 (5 counties)
- $165 to under $236 (4 counties)
- $236 to under $322 (5 counties)
- $322 and over (5 counties)
- Not published separately (13 counties, $357 an acre combined)
NASS combined Clatsop County, Columbia County, Coos County, Douglas County, Gilliam County, Grant County, Josephine County, Lincoln County, Morrow County, Sherman County, Tillamook County, Wasco County and Wheeler County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hood River County | $759 | 12.4% |
| 2 | Umatilla County | $478 | 10.0% |
| 3 | Clackamas County | $358 | 12.4% |
| 4 | Yamhill County | $349 | 7.4% |
| 5 | Marion County | $322 | 5.3% |
| 6 | Malheur County | $276 | 6.5% |
| 7 | Multnomah County | $274 | 16.9% |
| 8 | Klamath County | $258 | 6.2% |
| 9 | Washington County | $251 | 9.6% |
| 10 | Polk County | $236 | 8.4% |
| 11 | Curry County | $225 | 7.6% |
| 12 | Linn County | $210 | 7.4% |
| 13 | Union County | $187 | 8.2% |
| 14 | Lane County | $165 | 8.1% |
| 15 | Lake County | $164 | 12.9% |
| 16 | Benton County | $162 | 9.7% |
| 17 | Jackson County | $152 | 12.2% |
| 17 | Jefferson County | $152 | 5.8% |
| 19 | Deschutes County | $133 | 5.2% |
| 20 | Crook County | $129 | 7.0% |
| 21 | Baker County This county | $118 | 48.3% |
| 22 | Wallowa County | $109 | 7.7% |
| 23 | Harney County | $78 | 13.9% |
What this measures
NASS asks farm operators what they pay in cash rent per acre, separately for irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture. State figures come out at the end of July; county figures follow in August. When too few farms in a county answer, NASS combines that county with others and publishes one "other counties" figure, so some counties have no figure of their own.